Silver City
Jim and I took a day trip to Silver City which is about two hours from Boise. It is nestled about 6100 feet in the Owyhee Mountains. The last nineteen miles is a narrow twisting dirt road that proved to be quite nerve racking. "I sure hope it's worth it" I piped in. The minute we reached the city Jim announced that he was ready to go. The locals make it pretty clear that they don't appreciate tourists visiting their mountain. The only reason we stopped is because we both needed to use the outhouse and I was told the old cemetery was worth a look. The trip down was a little easier maybe because we were putting distance between us and that strange little city.
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Wonder what they're up to in Silver City that they don't take to strangers. I looked it up and it is described as a ghost town. Maybe the current residents have spent too much time around the ghosts.
We were told that Silver City was a place worth visiting but the locals were so unfriendly we felt too uncomfortable to enjoy ourselves. They were standing around just glaring at us. Too bad because there were some really old buildings there that I would of liked to learn more about. The cemetery was neat.
That is an interesting grave stone for Billy Blake; a Cyclops eye above three links of chain.
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